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Holocaust Education

Educating, Remembering, Inspiring

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Holocaust Education

Holocaust education at Chapman University has grown from a single course into a distinctive multi-faceted program. While many other universities teach about the Holocaust, Chapman is distinguished among both private and public universities by its fusion of curricular, co-curricular and community programs which include:

A minor in Holocaust history for Chapman University students

Distinguished lecture series

Annual art and writing contest for middle and high school students

Community-wide evening of Holocaust remembrance

Partnerships with Holocaust survivor organizations, including The 1939 Society and The Lodzer Organization

Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education

Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Library

The Boy on the Wooden Box, a memoir by the late Leon Leyson.

This memoir was highlighted as one of Amazon’s “Best Books of the Month” for August 2014. Mr. Leyson received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris cause, from Chapman University in 2011. The book is co-authored by Marilyn J. Harran and Elisabeth B. Leyson